Kruz
About Kruz
There's something about the K initial that modern parents just can't resist and Kruz is a trendy reboot of the already very cool Cruz. Derived from the Spanish word for "cross", Kruz could be included in the new generation of Christian word names with a twist, joining Kross, Tru, Zyon, and Chozen on future class rosters. Given to around 170 boys in a recent year, the traditional spelling is used nearly six times as often.
Pronounced KROOZ.
As of October 2026, Kruz ranked #1216 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1072 in 2020.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,228 | 149 | 77.6 |
| 2015 | #1,258 | 144 | 75.1 |
| 2016 | #1,440 | 121 | 63.8 |
| 2017 | #1,464 | 116 | 62.7 |
| 2018 | #1,219 | 153 | 84.2 |
| 2019 | #1,223 | 156 | 86.9 |
| 2020 | #1,072 | 187 | 108.3 |
| 2021 | #1,128 | 181 | 103.5 |
| 2022 | #1,096 | 197 | 112.8 |
| 2023 | #1,185 | 171 | 100 |
| 2024 | #1,273 | 154 | 89.4 |
| 2025 | #1,216 | 167 | 97.8 |
World rankings
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